. ' l A LACK OF WAR NEWS London Hears Little of Inter- "est From the Cape. WAR OFFICE PLANS FOR. BRIEF FIGHT President Kruger Regards the Situ- ation as Very Grave, but Has Faith In the Almighty— Portugal May Break Neutrality. LONDON, Oct. 10.—The complete dearth of news from the Cape, on which all attention is riveted, is poorly compen- sated for by the mass of minor details published concerning the preparations for the dispatch of the army corps and' speculation as to the length and charac- ter of the debates when parliament meets. In official circles there is said to be apprehension that the Radicals will ofier protracted opposition to the gov- ernment’s policy in South Africa, which will possibly make prorogation and Christmas near neighbors. ' r Lord Salisbury’s whip to the lords, is- sued last night, says parliament will deal with matters of grave moment. The latest dispatch from Loureneo Marques relating to the chasing of the steamer Guelph by the cruiser Philomel caused some stir, especially as it was announced that the Guelph had landed at Durban 414 cases of ammunition for the Boers. There is a pretty general feeling that ammunition ought not to be allowed to be forwarded. The Pall Mall Gazette, referring to the matter, says: “There is some hope that the ammuni- tion Will be seized at Durban, as Natal possesses a ministry whose loyalty is un- questioned. Had not the Filipinos been given arms by Americans with which to fight Spain General Otis would long ago have been enjoying his ease at home. Similarly with the Boers we may have to pay heavily in blood for the apathy the Cape government has exhibited in this matter.” - . _Qo’rcl Wantage, president of the Brit- ish Red Cross society, will shortly issue an appeal for contributions to aid in .the work of the society, which, he says, will provide two hospital railway trains and a hospital ship. The Duke of “’estmin- ster and Lord W’antage have given £1,000 each, and Baron Rothschild has raised £11,000 among his friends. Shane indication of the war oflice esti- mate of the duration of the campaign is given by the fact that the authorities have contracted for eight months’ supply of bread and other military requisites rendered necessary by the absence-of the bulk of the army service corps, which the war office thus evidently calculates will be at home again by the beginning of» May. ‘ ‘Krug'er Has Faith. -‘ RESETORIA, Oct. 10.—President Kru‘ gér, in the course of an interview yester- day, said be regarded the situation as very grave and considered it very diffi- cult to predict coming events. The land- ing of British re-enforcements in Natal, he said. did not trouble him, as he had full faith in the Almighty. Mr. Kruger declared he knew nothing of the reported intention of Mr. Hofmeyr, the African- der leader, and Mr. J. Rose Innes, under- secretary of native affairs in South Af~ rica, to come to Pretoria and that there was nothing further known regarding the suggested arbitration by the United States. President Kruger will celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of his birth today. State Secretary Reitz said that negotiations were pending regarding me- diation by the United States, but that nothing had been decided. I Portugal Ready -to 'Fight Boers. LISBON, Oct. 10.——The papers here ex- press a rather anti-Boer feeling. Oseculo declares that, although England has not asked Portugal to abandon her neutrali- ty, the Portuguese war minister, General: - Tellcs, is prepared to send 5,000 men to South Africa within a fortnight. Railroad Wreck. PLATTSBURG, N. Y., Oct. 10.-—An accident occurred on the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid railroad Sunday night near Ray Brook. about midway between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. The \Vagner sleeper and a New York Central day coach jumped the track and rolled down the embankment, finally landing bottom side up at the foot of the hill. There were eight passengers on the train, and although they were all thoroughly frightened and badly shaken up only one, Miss Margaret B. Reed of Arlington, Vt., who suffered a fracture of the collar bone. was seriously injured. The cause of the accident is a myster . Big Lumber Deal. BELLEFONTE. Pa.,'0ct. 10.—-A big deal in timber has been closed here whereby a syndicate of Williamsport l'umbermen, backed by several Philadel- phia capitalists, purchased of the Brock- _erhoff brothers of this place the timber on 13,000 acres of land in Braxton coun- ty. \V. Va. The consideration-will ag- gregate over $250,000. The tract is in the heart of the recently discovered coal and oil belt, but these rights were re- served. The purchasers will at once e: eat. several large mills and open up extensive lumbering operations on the land. New York Universalism. ALBION. N. Y.. Oct. III—The Univer- enlist spate communion has cpr-ued in the I’MIIumn chum-Ii. built by the former pal one car builder. It cost $75,000. Two hundred dolomtes are in attendance. The Young Peoples.‘ union conducted the ex- ercises the fast day, Louis Annin Ames presiding. A Gambling County, Sentenced. BERLIN, Oct. Iii—Count Eglol‘fstcin. a. prmzzincnt member of the Club der Harmlosen. the trial of certain members of which on charges of gambling at thr- club was begun on Oct. 3; was yesterday sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment for cheating at cards. Kitchener's Plums. LONDON, Oct. 10.—The Cairo corre- spondent of The Daily Mail says General Lord Kitchener will lead an expedition of 6,000 men against the khalifa. No EngU lisb. troops, the correspondent says, will be employed. Senator Hawley at Home. HARTFORD, Oct. 10.-—Senator Haw- ' ley, who has just returned from Europe. reached Hartford last-night and will be in this city for a week or two before go- ing to Washington. \ Socialist Conference. HANOVER, Oct. 10.4The tenth an- nual Socialist conference since the repeal of the Socialist laws opened yesterday morning in the Ballhof. ADVANCE CONTINUES anaros DISPLAY THE WHITE all. in Expedition-Starts to Save 5mm Sunk by Spaniards In Pnsig River. Insurgents Attack American Outposts About Manna. .1 . MANILA, Oct. 10.——General Schwan’s column, consisting of the Thirteenth in- fantry, a battalion of the Fourteenth in- fantry, two troops of cavalry, Captain Riley’s battery of the Fifth artillery and Lowe’s scouts, continued the advance yesterday toward San Francisco de Ma- labon, meeting with little resistance and suffering no casualties. The enemy fell back steadily. Last evening the column was resting between Santa Cruz and San Francisco de Malabon. Provisions are being conveyed to Rosario, between No- veleta and Santa Cruz. The American camp is within sight) of San Francisco de Malabon, the strong- hold of the insurgents in the province of. Cavite, where the Filipinos are said to number 5,000. During the march from Noveleta to Rosario only a few shots Were fired. This large coast town was literally filled with white flags. The Americans cap- tured 200 or 300 men, many of the Fili- pinos changing their clothing for white costumes. The bay of Rosario was filled with hundreds of boats, in which the peo- ple had spent an exciting night. An expedition composed of the United States gunboats Callao and Manila, with an armored flatboat and steam pump, has left Cavite for the river Pasig, or Betis, which empties into Manila bay on the north side, with a view of raising the Spanish river gunboat Ayat, purposely sunk in the river by the Spaniards, which is reported to be in good condition. I‘he United States gunboat Helena, with a body of marines from the Balti- more, precedcd the expedition to make soundings at the mouth of the river. Yesterday afternoon a body of insur- gents was seen near Laloma church, four miles from the heart of Manila. They opened fire, the bullets falling among the tents of the Twenty—fifth infantry. The Americans manned the trenches and replied at a range of 1,200 yards. The insurgents volleyed, and the Amer- icans used their artillery. The fight lasted an hour, after which the insurgents retreated. One American was wounded. The scouts of the Twentieth infantry are now out reconnoitering. . New York’s Tax Receipts. ALBANY, Oct. 10.-State Comptroller William J. Morgan has just balanced the tax accounts for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. The showing is a very gratify- ing one. The total tax collected from corporations in 1899 is greater than in any other year since the corporation tax laws were enacted, and the receipts from the transfer or inheritance tax are great- er than in any preceding year, with the single exception of the year 1893, when the total reached $3,071,687. Of this lat- ter amount, however, four estates paid into the treasury $1,096,137. The fol- lowing is a comparative statement of the total amount of taxes received from cor- porations for the fiscal years ended Sept. 30, 1898 and 1899: 1899, total amount collected, $2,266,650.40; 1898, total amount collected, $2,162,434.31; increase in 1899, $104,216.09. Florida Editor Shot. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 10.——C. M. Gardner, editor and publisher of Our Sunny Land of Miami, was killed at West Palm Beach yesterday after- noon by Marcus Frank, manager of a store there. A dispatch to The Times- Union and Citizen says that Mr. Gard- ner, who had arrived on a morning train, became involved in a quarrel with Frank regarding the publication. in Gardner’s paper of an article in which Frank’s mother was mentioned. The quarrel end- ed in Frank shooting the editor. The slayer was arrested. ' Governor Roosevelt‘s Plans.. ALBANY, Oct. 10.——-Governor Roose- velt will go to his home at Oyster Bay tomorrow, where he will remain until the following \Vednesday. On Saturday he will extend a welcome to and entertain United States Senator Lodge of Massa- chusetts, who is expected to arrive from Europe on the same steamer on which Hon. Hugh Hastings. state historian, is a passenger. The governor has announc- ed that he would make only one political speech in this state during the fall cam- paign, which would be delivered in New York city for the Republican combination ticket. Young Vanderbilt Arrives. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 10.—"‘he steamer City of Pokin. from Hongkong and Yokohama via Honolulu, has been sighted. On board the Pekin is Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who win be rushed to his hdme on a special train as soon as he is permitted to land from the steamer. He will be conveyed to Oakland on a special tugboat. and his special train will leave the pier as soon as the roadway is clear. The Pekin is overdue four days. I r I l President Wilson Not Ill. RICHMOND, Oct. 10.——Tue report sent out from Charleston, NV. Va.. that NV. L. “’ilson, president of Washington and Lee university, is dangerously'ill is incorrect. Mr. \Vilson is 'in Lexing- ton attending to his duties at the uni- versity, and, although he has been un- der treatment for some months for threatened lung trouble, there is nothing alarming in his condition. He was on the streets last evening. » Washington’s Only Cyclone. TACOMA, Oct. 9,—Details have been received of the first cyclone that ever oc- curred in W’ashington. It swept 60 miles last Thursday from Orting to Mossy ,Rock, through a thinly settled part of the state. Two 'storms from opposite di- rections joined near Mossy Rock, where the damage was greatest. Largestreteh- es of fir forests were uprooted, and or- chards and miles of fences were destroy- ed. Fir trees were twisted as if they had been reeds. Between Mossy Rock and Osborne a’funnel shaped cloud was seen moving at great speed. ' unending: an... WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.——Ex-Speaker . Thomas B. Reed arrived in Washington last- night. He declined to discuss poli- tics, saying he was here to remove some ‘ef his private belongings. l l l ._ 1. mm... ..~-._'.--»;.a_L«———¥—.----vx .ul ;' '.~. . ENG-LAND NOT on Every Wheel of Government In Motion. PARLIAMENT SUMMONED TO MEET. No Hostilities Have Yet Occurred III the Transvaal, but the Boers In Large Force Are Encamped Near the Border—War Inevitable. LONDON, Oct. 9.—Whatever'may be the result of Great Britain’s controversy with the South African Republic, every department of the government today is as busy as though actual hostilities had begun. The electric flash that announced the mobilization of the army reserves and the summoning of parliament set every wheel of the government machinery in motion. An hour after The Gazette ap- peared executive orders were being dis- patched from the war office to every sec- tion of the kingdom, and the 10,000 bul- letins which appeared posted throughout the country yesterday are said to have been identical with the proclamation pre- pared for use had the Fashoda incident required such a step. , . At the same time Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour were issuing the necessary orders for the reassembling of parliament and the admiralty was concentrating its transports, 24 of which are now secured at Liverpool-alone. So complete were the preparations that 25,000 ' reserves have already individually received cou- pon tickets, which contain instructions where each man shall report for railway transportation to the place designated and a money order for 3 shillings for pro- visions en route. . At Woolwich it is asserted that 95 per cent of the reserves will be fully equim ped within six days. In the meantime the members of the two houses of parlia- ment are arranging to return to London. and a force of men is busily engaged in completing the improvements at \Vest- minster. The most important news from South Africa comes from Mafeking, where twice on Saturday the British camp was aroused, the men stood to their arms. guns were limbered and patrols were dis- patched in the direction of the border. No hostilities have occurred as yet, but the enemy have moved practically to the border, eight miles from Mafeking, in force estimated at at least 6,000, com— prising five commandoes. The garrison- ing and fortifying of the town are prac- tically completed. The streets are barri- caded, and a perfect system of mines has been laid. Two armored trains have ar- rived at Mafeking, consisting of three bullet proof cars, the first of which car- ries a searchlight, while the sides of the other cars are loopholed. Each train is complete in itself and carries its own provisions. Experiments with lyddite in the mines prove that it is an extremely powerful explosive. ' Colonel Robert Stephenson Smyth Ba- den-Powell, commanding the Fifth Dra- goon guards, has issued a notice that the Boers who are massed on the Natal and Bechuanaland frontiers have orders not to fire until the British forces begin and that the town is well prepared for event- ualities, but, as the Boers may shell the place, every endeavor should be made to safeguard the women and children. A dispatch from Kimberley to the Cape Town Argus says that 3,000 Boers are encamped midway between Boshof and Kimberley. They are well armed, and great religious fervor is shown in the camp. The Boers, however, are chafing under the delay. They patrol the border nightly and have been ordered not to permit a British uniform to approach the frontier. A special order was gazetted on Sat- urday announcing what British residents would be allowed to remain in the Trans- vaal and under what conditions. NoWay to Avert War. SOUTHAMPTON. Oct. 9.——Sir John Christopher 'Willoughby, who accompa- nied Dr. Jameson into the Transvaal in 1896 and who for participating in the raid was sentenced to ten months’ im- prisonment, but was subsequently re- leased. was an unexpected passenger by the steamer Mexican, which sailed for the Cape on Saturday. No berth had been taken for him. Mr. “Vessels, mem- ber of the Cape assembly for Vryburgh, was also a passenger by the Mexican. In the course of an interview with Mr. VVes- sels that gentleman declared that he saw no way to avert war between Great Brit- ain and the Transvaal, which, if not long, would be terribly severe. He believed it. would be impossible to restrain the younger Dutch residents of Cape Colony, with whom blood would prove thicker than water. The Boers, said Mr. VVes- sels, are hemmed in and will fight desper- ately, while trouble may be expected with the natives. The North Atlantic Squadron. FORT MONROE, Va., Oct. 9.—Yes- .terday was rather a quiet day with the north Atlantic squadron. Aside from the departure of Admiral Sampson and Cap- tain Chadwick of the New York there Were no incidents of noteworthy interest. Admiral Sampson and Captain Chadwick of the flagship left on the \Vashington boat for the national capital, whence they will go to Charleston. \V. V-a.. where Captain Chadwick will receive a sword. The Plant \Vill. NEW HAVEN, Oct. 9,—Judge Lynde Harrison, one of the executors of the will of the late Henry B. Plant of New York. is authority for the statement that no proceedings have been taken before the probate court or by appeal to the supe- rior court to attack the will. He stated. however, that he had heard that the Will ow was dissatisfied and that it was her opinion that as a widow she was entitlel to a larger portion of the estate than she, received under the will. Armenian Priest Ordained. WORCESTER. Mass, Oct. 9.—The Rev. Garabed Mai-tongesian, formerly a Protestant minister of Providence. and who afterward abjured Protestantism, Was yesterday ordained a priest by Bish- op Sarajianc of the Armenian church. This is the first time that a priest of the ancient Armenian faith has evnr been 01-. dained in the United States. . French Strikers Return. LE CREUSOT. France, Oct. 9.—Th£ deputation of Parisand laid their case before M. VVal- deck-Rousseau, the premier, have return-x ed. They were welcomed tumultuously Enthusiastic meetings and processions were held to celebrate the triumph of the men, but everything vacuum I an orderly manner. __.____. _ '.._..»-»-‘ ..—~.-.’. strikers which went to Two SHARP FIGHTS. American Troops Occupy No- veleta and Cavitevieja. canons saimowrs IN ADVANCE Marines Wade Through Riceflelds and Ford a. River to Capture a Fort—Filipinos Scattered—Bud Roads Hinder Artillery. NOVELETA, Island of Luzon, Oct. 9. —General Schwan’s column, consisting of the Thirteenth infantry, a battalion of the Fourteenth, two troops of cavalry, Captain Reilly’s battery of the Fifth ar. tillery and Lowe’s scouts, advanced from Bacoor yesterday morning and occupied Cavrteviejo and Noveleta. The American loss was three officers and nine privates wounded, one of the officers being mortally hurt. The loss of the enemy is unknown, but the bodies of three Filipinos were seen. There were two sharp fights near Nov- eleta. Lowe’s scouts first encountered the enemy near Caviteviejo and soon put them to flight, continuing their advance. Captain, Satfold’s battalion of the Thir- teenth regiment, with two companies of the Fourteenth, a number of Tagalo scouts, Captain McGrath commanding the troops from the Fourth cavalry and Captain Reilly’s battery, came upon the enemy in a strongly intrenched position on the road between Caviteviejo and Noveleta. A fight lasting half an hour followed, resulting in the enemy’s being driven back. The American forces sus- tained considerable losses in this engage- ment, the men being shot from trenches and shacks along the road. The column then pressed on to Nove- leta, which they found deserted, and re- mained there for the night. The marines and naval forces co—oper- ated with the troops. The gunboats Wheeling, Petrel and Callao lay off the shore of Noveleta and threw shells into 'that town and Santa Cruz for an hour, preparing the way for the marines to land. Two battalions, consisting of 450 marines, under Colonel Elliott, advanced along the peninsula from Cavite to Nove- leta. The only way was by a narrow road through swamps. A mile beyond the marines’ outpost the column was suddenly received with a vol- ley from trenches across the road. A flank movement was executed, and the en- emy were driven from the trenches, the marines wading through ricefields in turn— ing the flank of the enemy, who retreated to strong sand forts across the creek di- viding the peninsula, destroying the bridge across the stream. The marines waded through more rice- fields, forded the river in water to their shoulders and carried the forts, meeting with feeble resistance, the first encounter having disheartened the enemy. Squads were sent to Noveleta and burned the town and the huts all along the road from which the enemy commenced the firing. There a junction was formed with the scouts, who had been sweeping the swamps and thickets. Thence the ma- rines returned to Cavite thoroughly ex- 1austed. Lieutenant Wynne, with a three pound- er, did good execution daring the ad- vance. General Lawton was not in per-- sonal command of the movement. Captain Cowles’ battalion of the Fourth infantry, while reconnoitering, found a body of several hundred insurgents near San Nicolas. After a briskfight lasting three-quarters of an hour the enemy was driven off. In this engagement the Amer- ican casualties were four men slightly wounded. Six of the enemy were killed, but the number of wounded is not known. . The bad condition of the roads made the progress of the artillery slow. In a proclamation announcing the re- lease of American prisoners and authoriz— ing Filipino soldiers in the northern prov- .inces to return to their homes, Aguinaldo encourages the natives to persevere in the war with the hope of Democratic tri- umph in the United States, which, he says, will mean their independence. He mentions Atkinson by name, and again refers to Admiral Dewey as having made an alliance with the Filipinos. Smith of Chicago Dead In London. LONDON, Oct. 9.——Mr. George Smith of Chicago died “on Saturday at his rooms in the Reform club, where he had lived for 30 years and whichhe had not left for almost a year. Some time since Mr. Smith had a slight stroke of paralysis, but recovered sufficiently to be able to work with his secretaries. He was con- scious to the last. In later years grow- ing deafness caused Mr. Smith to with- draw from all but his most intimate friends. He rarely spoke and preferred to pass his time in reading Scott’s novels or to be talked to. He had a constant and intense desire to rest, but continued to see his secretary daily and occupied himself with the management of his property until within a few days of his death. his reported that he leaves sev‘ eral millions. To Look For Oil ‘In Egypt. KOKOMO, Ind., Oct. Sharkey, Maurice Smith, William Gates and Michael Walsh of this place and H. L. Hedrick of Grant county, all expert oil well drillers, start today for Egypt, having contracted with an American syn; dicate to drill a large number of deep wells on the banks of the Red Sea. They hope to open up an oil country in the historic territory traversed by the chil- dren of Israel in their escape «from the- ha rd' hearted Pharaoh. _; Grandl‘l’izier’s Son Assaflsinated. CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 9,—Djared Bey, son of Halil Rifat Pasha, the grand vizier, was assassinated 09' the Galata bridge yesterday by an Abanian, Who fired four shots from a r volver. The murderer was arrested. Iunir Pasha, the sultan’s grand master f ceremonies. is dead. He will be sucq edgd by Ibra him Rasich Bey, the introducer of em. bassadors. ,‘ I a Southern Industria Convention. HUNTSVILLE, Al ., Oct. 9.-—The southern industrial co ention, at which the resources and ind istrial advantages of each southern state will be discussed by the governors of ,-‘the states or their personal representa ives, will meet here tomorrow morning. Governor Johnston of Alabama will-welcome the delegates. _____——‘—r————————_— His Wirel Seamed mm. DUNKIRK, N. Y., Oct. 9.—-Ernest .Schimf, a paint r, was scolded by his wife because he- drank. To get even with her lie bou~ t a razor and went to the shore ’of La Erie and slashed the iartcries ’of the ft arm. Aulisherman = found his dead udy. 9.—-Thomas, mammal“... - ' -~., . ' a . McKinley Lays cornerstone of New Federal Building. GRAND, BANQUET IN AUDITORIUM. Eloqueut Addresses by the Presi- dent, Premier Laurier of Canada, Vice President Mariscal of Mexico and others. CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—-Surrounded by men who guide the diplomatic relations of three governments and in the presence of thousands of spectators, President William McKinley yesterday formally building of Chicago. The event was the crowning feature of the week’scelebra- tion, marking the annual observation of Chicago day. The most spectacular outdoor feature of the fall festival, the parade of all na- tions, took place in the evening and was viewed by thousands, the streets. in the downtown districts being literally a solid mass of humanity for the entire length of the parade. The parade, in which marched representatives of 14 countries, including Germany, Venezuela, Switzer- land, Brazil, the Netherlands, Austria and Hungary, Scotland, Armenia and AssyriaLBclgium, China, Italy and the United States, included nearly 30 floats, some of them extremely beautiful and novel. -= Chicago’s great Auditorium, which has been the scene of so many notable events, never I‘d a greater gathering than last night, when the Chicago day banquetvwas held within its walls under the auspices of the fall festival committee. The great stage upon which 1,000 people can easily find standing room had been enlarged and a great floor built out over the seats of the parquet, quadrupling the floor space of the stage. It is difficult to decorate the Auditorium on account of the beauty of its own decorations, but last night it was changed by the hands of the decorators into a spectacle that for once surpassed itself. The opening hour of the banquet was set for 6 o’clock, but the streets were so densely packed by the great throng that had come down to witness the laying of the cornerstone of the new federal build- ing and the afternoon parade and re- mained in great part to see the parade of the evening that it was with difliculty one could make his way along the streets, and as a consequence it was nearly an hour later than that originally set when the banquet was in full blast. The material part of the banquet occu- pied two hours. and it was nearly 10 o’clock when Mr. Stone rapped for order and brought the intellectual portion of the programme to the front. Governor Tanner, in a short address, welcomed the visitors on behalf of the state of Illinois. After he had concluded Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago and Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois were introduced in succession by Mr. Stone, the former extending to the visitors the welcome of the people of the city of Chicago and the latter a greeting on be- half ofvthe federal officials of Illinois. The banquet guests knew by their pro- grammes who came next on the list of speakers, and when the toastmaster rose to introduce the president, who respond- ed to the sentiment of “The Nation,” he was greeted with cheers that for~a time prevented his voice from being heard. When quiet had been restored, Mr. Stone introduced President McKinley, who spoke in part as follows: Mr. Toastmaster and gentlemen, I am glad to join you in extending a sincere welcome to the distinguished statesmen and diplomats who represent the great countries adjoining us on the south and the north. We are bound to them by ties of mutual good neighborhood. We re- joice in their prosperity, and we wish them God speed in the pathway of prog- ress they are so energetically and suc- cessfully pursuing. “0n the reverse side of the great seal of the United States, authorized by con- gress June 20, [1772, and adopted as the seal of the United States of America aft- er its formation under the federal consti- tution, is the pyramid signifying strength and duration. The eye over it and the motto allude to the many signal interpo- sitious of Providence in favor of the American cause. The date underneath, 1776, is that of the Declaration of Inde- pendenee, and. the words under it signify the beginning of a new American era which commences from that date. “It is impossible to trace our history since without feeling that the Providence which was with us in the beginning has continued to the nation his gracious inter- position. When, unhappily, we have been engaged in war, he has given us the vic- tory. Fortunate indeed that it can be said we have had no clash of arms which has ended in defeat and no responsibility resulting from war is tainted with dis- honor. In peace we have been signally blessed, and our progress has gone on an- checked and ever increasing in the inter- vening years. In boundless wealth of soil and mine and forest nature has favored l'us, while all races of men of every na- tionality and climate have contributed their good blood to make the nation what it is. “From 3,929,214 in 1790 our popula- tion has grown to upward of 62,000,000 in 1880, and our estimated population to- day, made by the governors of the states, is 77,803,231. W'e have gone from 13 states to 45. We. have annexed every variety of territory, from the coral reefs and cocoanut groves of Key West to the icy regions of northern Alaska—territory skirting the Atlantic, the gulf of Mexico, the Pacific and the Arctic and the islands of the Pacific and Caribbean sea, and we have extended still farther our jurisdic- tion to the faraway islands in the Pa- cific. . “Our territory is more than four times peace was signed in 1783. Our industrial growth has been even more phenomenal 000, has advanced to $65,000,000,000. “Education has not been overlooked. The mental and moral equipment of the youth upon whom‘ will in the future rest the responsibilities of government have in 1897-8 in public education open to all $202,115,548, for secondary education $23,474,683 and for higher education for the same period ‘$30,307,902.' The num- ber of pupils enrolled in public schools in 1896-7 was 14,652,492, or more than 20 per cent of our population. Is this not a pillar of strength to the republic? been ever upheld. It has no superior and no stain. The United States has never repudiated a national obligation. eitherl ‘ . antiserum laid the cornerstone of the new federal. larger than it was when the treaty’of than that of population 9r territory. Our' wealth, estimated in‘ 1.80 at.$462.000,-v had the unceasing and generous care of. the state and the nation. We expended; "Our national credit, often tried, has. to its creditors or to humanity. It will; It never... not now begin to do either. struck a blow except for civilization and“. never struck its colors. "Has the, pyramid lost any of its strength? Has the republic lost any of its virility? Has the self governing prin- ciple been weakened? Is there any pres- ent menace to our stability and duration? These questiOns bring but oneoanswer. The republic is sturdier and stronger than ever before. Government by the people has been advanced. Freedom un- der the flag is more universal than when” the Union was formed. Our steps have been forward, not backward. From Ply- _mouth Rock to the Philippines‘the grand triumphant march of human liberty has ‘ ‘ never paused. “Fraternity and union are deeply im- lndded in the hearts of the American people. For half a century before the civil war dissolution of this union was the fear of men of all sections. That word has gone out of the American vocabulary. It is spoken now only as a historical memory. North, south, east and west were never so welded together, and while they may difier about internal policies they are all for the Union and the main- tenancepf the integrity of the flag. " “After 123 years the pyramid stands unshaken. It has had some severe shocks, but it remains immovable. It has en- dured the storms of war only to be stronger. It stands firmer and gives great- er promise of duration than when the fathers made it the symbol of their' faith.” Following the address of the president, which was received with every manifes- tation of enthusiastic approval, Mr. Stone introduced Sir Wilfrid Laurier of Cana- da, who, he announced, was to speak on “The Dominion.” The greeting which was accorded the premier of Canada as he rose to his feet was hearty in the ex- treme. Cheer after cheer rang through the hall, and men rose to their feet and waved their napkins frantically. The warmth of his welcome for an instant embarrassed Sir Wilfrid, but he quickly recovered his self possession. His speech, in part, was as follows: “I must say that I feel that, though the relations between Canada and the United States are good, though they are brother- ly, though they are satisfactory, in my judgment they are not as good, as broth- erly, as satisfactory, as they ought to be. We are of the some stock. \V'e spring from the same races on one side of the line as the other. We speak the same language. ‘Ve have the same literature, and for more than a thousand years we have had common history. “I am proud to say, in the presence of the chief executive of the United States, that it is the belief of the Canadian gov- ernment that we should make a supreme effort to better our relations and’ ake the government of President McKinley and the present government of Canada, with the assent of Great Britain, so to work together as to remove all causes of dissension between us. ' “And regarding the commission which sat first in the old city of Quebec and sat next in the city of Washington, but whether sitting in Quebec or sitting in Washington, I am sorry to say, the re- sult has not been commensurate with our expectation. “We met a stumbling block in the» ques- tion of the Alaska frontier. “’ell, let me say here and now the commission could not settle that question and referred it to their respective governments, and they are now dealing with it. We are ready to give and take. We can afford to be just, we can afford to be generous, be- cause we are strong: We have a popula- tion of 77,000,000—I beg pardon, I am mistaken, it is the reverse of that. But pardon my mistake. Although it is the reverse, I am sure the sentiment is the same. “But though we have many little bick- erings of that kind, I speak my whole mind and I believe I speak the mind of all you gentlemen when I say that after all, when we go dowp to the bottom of our hearts, we will find that there is be- tween-us a true, genuine affection. There are no two nations today on the face.of the globe so united as Great Britain and the United States of America. “The secretary of state told us some few months ago that there‘was no treaty of alliance between Great Britain and the United States of America. It is very true there is between the United States of America and Great Britain today no treaty of alliance which the pen can write and the pen can unmake, but there is between Great Britain and the United States of America a unity of blood, of blood which is thicker than water, and I appeal to recent history when I say that whenever one nation has to face emer; gency, a greater emergency than usual, forthwith the sympathies of the other na- tions go to their sister.” The welcome extended to Sir Wilfrid Laurier was repeated when the next speaker, Vice President Mariscal of Mex- ico, rose to respond to the toast, “The Republic of Mexico.” In closing Senor Mariscal uttered the following fine sentiment: “Our foreign policy consists solely and simply in cultivating the most friendly relations with all the nations of the world and a real intimacy with the United States. Providence made us neighbors, and our common interest requires for us to keep as intimate friends. It is not 'only vicinity that binds us together. We have adopted your institutions; we have shap- ed our political being after your model, and the very symbol of our nationality is almost identical with yours. Both are the famous bird of Jove, an eagle. May, then, these two eagles soar forever, flying along parallel lines, the American guid- ing, the Mexican following, always en- couraged by the example of her elder sister.” Colonel Bryan Improving. OMAHA, Oct. 10.——In reply to a tele- graphic inquiry as to his condition, Hon. William J. Bryan replied as follows .from Webster, 1a., where he is stopping with HOn. Fred White, theaDemocratic candidate for gavernor of that state: “My condition was not serious, and I am much better. I expect to be'able to re- sume my tour today.” Transport Kilpatrick Arrives. NEW YORK. Oct. 10.—The United. States transport Kilpatrick, Captain Rog- ers,_ arrived at quarantine last evening from Havana Oct. 4 and Matanzas Oct. . 5. The transport brought 69 cabin pas- sengers, 170 discharged and furloughed soldiers, discharged teamsters and indi- gent citizens, also 336 males stowed be tween -decks. Fatal TyphoOn In Japan. \ YOKOHAMA, Oct. >10.—While a ty- phoon was raging a train was .blown from a bridge into the river near Utsumomtya': It is now believed that no fewer than 50 persons perished. Great ' damage was done to property and crops. * « flu l 1 .7) ‘9‘ \
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